I'm Still Single How are You? Mounted Photo of Very Handsome Couple on Embossed "Private Postcard", Early 20th C. at shore painted on both sides

painted on both sides

I especially love the very narrow neck between box and base and the unusual diamond-shaped details on each side which combines stacked layers with chip-carved strips turned on their sides

not pictured here

Partial clean/minor split to lid underneath label

or windows and doors---aspiring to fit right in

I'm Still Single How are You? Mounted Photo of Very Handsome Couple on Embossed "Private Postcard", Early 20th C. at shore painted on both sidesWhat a strikingly handsome couple these two, and what an interesting postcard their portrait a real photo, pasted down, but the mount a pre printed postcard (first decade 1900s I believe; undivided back, 2 cent stamp) with the embossed text reading "I am still single. How are you?" I've found a few other examples of postcard mounts in just the same style as this one with other (mostly silly sorts of) embossed messages; but here, and a good part of why